Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000004064 StartFragment:0000000487 EndFragment:0000004048 Textbook Name: MathThematics Textbook Photo (don’t make it very bid, just large enough to see and read ISBN #0-618-09801-1 Copyright Date 2002 Edition #1 Publisher McDougal Littell Authors Rick Billstein, Jim Williamson Price and link to where it can be purchased. $77.92 on amazon
Include other information about the book, maybe size and weight, or reading level or what other resources come with it, etc.? -The book probably weights 5 pounds at the most, it is 8.5 by 11 and an inch and a half thick -Book provides activities in the reading
1. It is clearly a math book, but it seems to stem away from everyday math. It provides real-life examples to the math problems, while encouraging students to learn. The assessments in it are a little weak, but could be fix with the teacher creating their own. 2. http://www.math.com/ a website dedicated to teaching math and math related skills. There is also plenty of follow up material to use http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html games that help students learn math skills, with a goal of wining a game 3. I personally believe in using a textbook, for many reasons: 1. The text can be right in front of a student, yes I am well aware that a laptop can be to, but a laptop can also turn into games, facebook, and everything else that students do on a computer at home. While a computer may have all the information in the world, a textbook has all the information that you want the students to learn right in front of them with no distractions. 2. A textbook is going to be very consistent. Though the Internet you may find 50 different ways to do something, especially a math problem. Through the textbook you can teach students how you would like the work done and have something to show them that is going to be the same every time. 3. Has much has you want to believe that every school is going to provide enough computer access to students, their not. Some schools hardly have the funding to be open, let alone buy each student a laptop. And your crazy to think other wise, also a student can take a textbook home to use. They will definitely not be able to do that with the schools computers. And yes there are some homes that do not have access to the Internet.
Josh Pierce M 7:30
Math & Science for Young Children
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000004064 StartFragment:0000000487 EndFragment:0000004048 Textbook Name: MathThematics Textbook Photo (don’t make it very bid, just large enough to see and read ISBN #0-618-09801-1 Copyright Date 2002 Edition #1 Publisher McDougal Littell Authors Rick Billstein, Jim Williamson Price and link to where it can be purchased. $77.92 on amazon
Include other information about the book, maybe size and weight, or reading level or what other resources come with it, etc.? -The book probably weights 5 pounds at the most, it is 8.5 by 11 and an inch and a half thick -Book provides activities in the reading
1. It is clearly a math book, but it seems to stem away from everyday math. It provides real-life examples to the math problems, while encouraging students to learn. The assessments in it are a little weak, but could be fix with the teacher creating their own. 2. http://www.math.com/ a website dedicated to teaching math and math related skills. There is also plenty of follow up material to use http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html games that help students learn math skills, with a goal of wining a game 3. I personally believe in using a textbook, for many reasons: 1. The text can be right in front of a student, yes I am well aware that a laptop can be to, but a laptop can also turn into games, facebook, and everything else that students do on a computer at home. While a computer may have all the information in the world, a textbook has all the information that you want the students to learn right in front of them with no distractions. 2. A textbook is going to be very consistent. Though the Internet you may find 50 different ways to do something, especially a math problem. Through the textbook you can teach students how you would like the work done and have something to show them that is going to be the same every time. 3. Has much has you want to believe that every school is going to provide enough computer access to students, their not. Some schools hardly have the funding to be open, let alone buy each student a laptop. And your crazy to think other wise, also a student can take a textbook home to use. They will definitely not be able to do that with the schools computers. And yes there are some homes that do not have access to the Internet.
1. Brief description of the item in the book. This is a great book for either parents (who wish to home teach, or just give their chlild a head start) or someone getting a degree in Early Childhood Education. It is very imformative, has great tips, activites and places to visit on the web for more info. 2. Internet site(s) and descriptions that would be appropriate to use instead of the book. http://www.kidsnumbers.com/addition_regular.php This website has really great interactive games for addition, subtraction and SO much more that the kids can actually do and learn by doing. Educational games have proven over and over again to be beneficial to aid in students’ learning and application. http://jmathpage.com/JIMSFractionspage.html “Johnnie’s Math Page” has a lot of resources from different sources that expose students to different types of fractions and how to figure them out. There are also lesson plans and other activities available on this website for teachers and parents in order to help out there students even more. http://www.primarygames.com/math/fishycount/index.htm This is a great interactive way for kids to practice counting online by playing games. 3. Reflection/Thoughts on why one is better than the other and justification for its use. There’s nothing like touching pages and flipping through the pages of a book, but there are also a vast majority of resources online that are free, rather than paying hundreds of dollars. Monetarily, I would have to go with online materials rather than a book. However, having a book is nice too. Overall, however, I would probably stick with online materials because they are easier to find and more effective at getting kids to do and learn, rather than just read. 4.Katelyn Neier, Wednesday 7:30-9:20
HSP Math- 1st Grade Teacher Edition
ISBN # 978-0-15-342546 Copyright 2009 1st Edition Harcourt School Publishers Authors: Evan M. Maletsky and Joyce McLeod Price: $41.33- Buy Here More: Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 1.2 inches, Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds, purchase with supplementary workbook 1. Harcourt School Publishers has had many terrific textbooks over the years. They are one of the leading publishers in school textbooks today, and have offered a wide array of subject content for both teachers and students. This 1st grade math book is no different. In this textbook there are a number of lesson plans over many items. It addresses the third and fourth unit of the year, which mainly deals with Geometry. There are lesson involving sorting and classifying of shapes and color, recognizing shape patterns, and learning how to count by groups. There are many helpful resources in the book such as ideas for ESL learners, differentiated learners, and high level learners. It has multiple ideas for each lesson, and includes detailed instruction for each idea.
2. Instead of having the students learn skip counting ( or counting in groups of 5, 10, or 50) by having them use worksheets out of the book, there are many resources that you could use online such as The Ants Go Marching Interactive Counting Story, or using animals to count with Drew's Animals . When dealing with sorting and classifying shapes and colors, Maths Zone has over 15 interactive games that can help kids identify shapes, instead of circling them on a sheet of paper. Finally, when dealing with recognizing shape patterns, Primary Games and Pattern Blocks have some fun ways of rearranging shape patterns in a game format.
3. We truly believe that although there are many, many resources online for every subject imaginable, especially mathematics, textbooks are still a necessary tool. They may cost a fortune, and are heavy to carry, but they are a wealth of information that has already been organized for you. Many teachers are already struggling to find time to eat dinner, let alone find new ideas for every lesson, so textbooks provide a way to save time. They are already planned out in units and lessons, and have suggestions for ESL and differentiated learners. While the teacher still needs to deviate from the book for specific topics, the textbook provides a great starting block for instruction. By no means are we saying to exclude the internet. It has numerous resources and fun activities for the classroom, and kids love to use it. We believe it is best to use both the textbook and the resources from the internet to create the best learning environment for our students.
4. Allie Dorsey and Marie Myers 10:30 Wednesday
No picture Available
ISBN #: 0-395-91747-6 Copyright Date: 1999 Edition Number: 1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Authors: Laurie Boswell, Mary Esther Reynosa, Dr. Juanita V. Copley, Dr. Jean M. Shaw, Dr. Robert Gyles, Dr. Lee Stiff, Audrey L. Jackson, Dr. Charles Thompson, Edward Manfre Price: New-$24.94 Used-$ 21.95 Link to where it can be purchased: Amazon (no longer in print) 1. This book would be at about a kindergarten and first grade level. This book talks about basic math skills. Such examples are counting to 20, telling time, learning about money, place value and introduction to addition and subtraction. 2. -To supplement lessons about time, the website http://www.timemonsters.com/ would work better because the students can actually manipulate the time themselves. They also can hear how to correctly pronounce the time, and learn further on how to tell time by quarters and halves. It is also in a kid friendly format that is engaging and interactive for them to learn.
-With addition lessons, the use of manipulatives is a must. The website http://www.abcya.com/addition.htm allows the student to use these. It gives a problem with circles underneath for the students to use to solve the problem. They are converting the problem to a picture problem that is easier for them to solve.
-Money can be difficult thing for students to understand. However, once they know how much each coin is worth, they can compute an amount. With this site, http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=569&engine=, the students can make the exact amount asked for, with just coins. It is a fun interactive game and the students would be more interested in using that then doing a worksheet. 3. This would be more effective then what the book was using because the students can explore it on their own. But with these sites, the students can learn at their own pace, and pick the way they want to learn it. For example, with the addition site, the student may discover that they don’t need to use the circles to solve the problem, thus enhancing their knowledge about the topic. 4. Mallory Wilcox, Monday 7:30
MATH, Course 1 ISBN-10: 0618638237 ISBN-13: 978-0618638239 Copyright Date: 2007 Edition #: First Edition Publisher: McDougal Littell Authors: Larson, Boswell, Kanold, Stiff Price: NEW Price: $65.00 USED Price: $49.00 http://www.amazon.com/Mcdougal-Littell-Math-Course-1/dp/0618610693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286814950&sr=8-1 Additional Resoucres: Vistit Classzone.com and get connected with resources including instruction, practice, and learning support. On the online edition includes the online edition, the workbook practice, the home tutor, as well as the chapter based support. Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
1. Chapter 10, Lesson 7. Volume of a prism. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to find the volume of a rectangular prism by using formulas and information from previous knowledge of the surface area of a rectangular prism. V= LxWxH 2. Upon completion of this lesson, students will: have been introduced to the notion of surface area and volume, learned the terminology used with surface area and volume, and have experimented with the surface area and volume of different prisms. http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/lessons/SurfaceAreaAndVolume/ 3. This website would be better for find the volume of a prism because it covers all information that was covered in the book as well as additional information. It allows students to interact with the prisms and its dimensions while calculating the actual volume. It offers worksheets, key terms, independent practice, as well as a formal way to close the lesson.
1. Chapter 3, Lesson 2. Measuring Metric Lengths. By the end of this lesson you will be able to use decimals to express metric measurements. 2. This site offers the same information that is in the textbook. Additionally, it offers a lesson plan, practice, learning, exploring, feedback, as well as lessons that should be taught previously and for upcoming lessons. It also offers a metric system unit converter, which can help the students throughout the lesson. http://www.aaamath.com/mea69x10.htm 3. This is a great tool for teachers to use in their classroom as an alternative to a textbook because this is free, unlike the $65.00 textbook. It offers not only the same information but a variety of additional resources and links to other websites.
1. Chapter 2, Lesson 7. Circle graphs. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to interpret circle graphs and make predictions, and visualize data as a whole group. 2. This site shows the learner how to view information and data as a whole by conduct a survey to form a circle graph. It offers activities, worksheets and extra help. http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/CircleGraph/ 3. This website, which is the same site that was used in the first example, again offers great interactive tools for students to create and understand circle graphs/pie charts It offers the general information for the learner as well as an interactive activity that allows the student to actually make their own circle graph. 4. Nicky May and Jena Johnson-->
Algebra 1 (2008)
ISBN: 978-0-07-873822-7
Publisher: Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Website: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078738229/student_view0/
Freshman level book (Secondary)
Purchased at Amazon.com
NEW $95.44
USED $93.45 Glencoe Algebra 1 is a key program in our vertically aligned high school mathematics series developed to help all students achieve a better understanding of mathematics and improve their mathematics scores on today’s high-stakes assessments.
3 things we could find on the Internet instead of the book 1. Online worksheets to fill out 2. Study guides with guided practice, that gives you answers when done 3. Vocabulary and related activities that can be used in other subjects
Advantage of using the Internet over the book 1.The Internet will give you more problems if a student needed more guided practice. 2. Print out actual worksheets to write on instead of copying from the book 3. interactive tools to help students understand topics easier ex. video Showing students fractions by cutting a pie into sections 4. internet provides students with a multilingual section where they can put it into a different language
I feel like the website has so many more features than the book, the two together would work amazing together and would give students a better understanding of the topic that they were learning.
Advantage of using the Book over the Internet 1. some students need the book in front of them 2. Study review at the end of each chapter 3. Gives test taking strategies 4. If students need have questions on a certain problem or section it provides them with a page number on where to find the extra help.
Emily Haynes and Tracy Cook Mon. 10:30
1. This text for the one- or two-semester applied or business calculus course uses intriguing real-world applications to engage students' interest and show them the practical side of calculus. Many applications are financial or business related, but many applications in this text cover general-interest topics as well, including the growing population of Africa, the composition of the Supreme Court, water shortage, the fastest pitch in baseball, and pollution and the depletion of natural resources. The Fourth Edition maintains the hallmark features that have made Applied Calculus so popular: contemporary and interesting applications; careful and effective use of technology, including integrated calculator coverage that is optional; constant pedagogical reinforcement through section summaries, chapter summaries, carefully annotated examples, and extra practice problems; and a variety of exercises and assignment options including exercise sets, projects, and essays.
2. http://www.techtrekers.com/mathsec.htm (this site provides many links which a teacher could easily utilize in a math classroom) http://www.calculus-help.com/tutorials/ (this site gives tutorials and in-depth instruction of mathematical concepts) http://www.calculus.org/ (this site provides many step-by-step instructions, problem solutions, and many problem sets) http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/Calculus.html (this site provides a lot of tables and formulas)
3. We think that for this particular subject the calculus textbook is superior to using strictly online resources. Students are still going to need examples and direct instruction on mathematical concepts or application of formulas. Also, the key in the back of the book is useful for students to know if they are in fact doing their work correctly. If a teacher were to use online resources instead of a textbook we think that he or she would be printing out numerous handouts for instruction and many worksheets. Essentially, this would be the same as having a textbook. Students are still going to need a lot of problem sets and practice for subjects such as calculus, which a textbook provides. We see online resources as good supplements to textbooks, but feel they would not be best alone. Having to navigate between various websites and resources would be confusing and more time consuming for students.
4. Colby Heckathorne & Mallory Flatt (10:30 Monday)
Michelle Jones, Lindsay Geisler
7:30 Monday Applied Calculus
ISBN # 0-618-60635-1
Copyright Date 2007
Edition # Fourth
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company
Authors Geoffrey C. Berresford, Andrew M. Rockett
Price $121.00 Include other information about the book, maybe size and weight, or reading level or what other resources come with it, etc.? More Information:
Advantages: Internet: Most recent information. Can be applicable to all different types of learners, differentiated instructions Textbook: Not all students have access to internet at home. Information is going to be more reliable, it is more difficult to make a textbook.
Alegbra One Interactions
ISBN: 0-03-095354-5 Copyright: 1998 Edition #1 Publisher: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Author: Paul A. Kennedy, Diane McGowan, James E. Schultz, Kathy Hollowell, Irene “Sam” Jovell Price: $58.10 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Website to purchase!
About five pounds, hardback book, middle level reading, book is slightly outdated!
Description: Math text that covers algebraic concepts. Such as data and patterns, integers, rational numbers, geometry connections. addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, solving equations, linear functions, inequalities, functions, statistics, and application in geometry.
Related and Replacement Sites: A.http://www.classzone.com/books/algebra_1/index.cfm This would be approriate to replace the textbook because it covers all the same concepts listed in the Algebra 1 textbook. It is just an on-line version. B.http://coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/ This website is very kid friendly and is easy to navigate around the site. It has all the concepts needed in Algebra. C.http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/math/hcpsalgebra1/ This course contains both content that reviews or extends concepts and skills learned in previous grades and new, more abstract concepts in algebra. Students will gain proficiency in computation with rational numbers (positive and negative fractions, positive and negative decimals, whole numbers, and integers) and algebraic properties.
Thoughts and Reflections: All the websites on-line were free. They offered a lot of information to help students in the steps to learning each new concept. The sites were very interactive and offered pictures. All the sites were easy to use and divided each concept into their own category making it easy to navigate around. Some websites allowed students to solve problems on-line. The sites offered everything the textbook did and more.
Partners and class: Molly Barnicle and Cassie Adelhardt Monday 10:30
_
Mathematics Applications and Connections Course 2
ISBN: 0-07-822859-X
2001
Edition 1
The Mcgraw-Hill Companies
Glencoe
$84.68 Buy this book 1. This is a math book typically used in a sixth grade classroom. Includes subjects such as Problem solving, Algebra, Geometry and Applying decimals. 2. Online help and alternatives for this book can be found at Online book. 3. The online version may be better because of all the options online. There are interactive study tools, which would greatly help students before tests. There is also a study guide for both parents and students to look at. This would be helpful for extra support and guidance other than what the teacher provides. One more helpful tool is the Data Updates tab. This provides real world applications that students can look at and relate to. This would be helpful to keep students motivated and since its online it can constantly be updated. The only reason I would prefer the texbook would be to have a hands on visual that students can flip through. 4. Becky Wegman and Rebecca Wallisch Monday 10:30 _
ISBN# 978-0-618-60635-1 Applied Calculus 4th Edition Author: Berresford and Rockett Price: $166.99 http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/en/US/storefront/US?cmd=catProductDetail&ISBN=978-0-618-60635-1 More: 9x12 about 5 lbs. 1) Book Description: Introduction to exponents and logarithmic functions all the way to derivatives and integrals. This book includes many example problems and practice problems with the answers to the odds in the back of the book. 2) Substitute Sources: http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/ This site is good because it has step by step tutorials of how to do problems done in this book and it also has practice problems with answers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ztnnZFzpQ This site shows you how to solve linear equations using a graphing calculator. The book doesn’t even have this. www.Wikipedia.org Wikipedia would be a good site to get reference sites from and find definitions for different math concepts. 3) Reflection: We thought that it was just as easy if not easier to use the internet instead of a book for a calculus class. One of the main reasons to use a book is to get the practice problems to do and you can find all of these on the internet. Or if you were a teacher and you just wanted to buy one book you could photo copy the problems and hand them out to your students. Also the internet had many interactive videos and programs that could help students understand the concepts better. 4) Names and Class: Charlie Todd and Elizabeth Craven Monday 1:30
Math Central Level 3 ISBN # 0-395-91735-2 Copyright Date 1999 Edition # 1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Authors: Patsy F. Kanter and Janet G. Gillespie Price: Could not be found in print anymore. A third grade math book that weighs about 6 pounds.
1. Description: Activities based textbook used for students to work through third grade math material. 2. Related and Replacements Sites: a.http://eduref.org/cgibin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Probability/PRB0005.html This site is a lesson plan for teaching probability to first through fifth grade. It uses M&M’s to create charts and graphs and then figure out probability. b. http://teachingtables.co.uk/tm/tmgame/tgame2.html This is an interactive website for students to work on their multiplication tables. As they get the answers correct, the man moves up the mountain, which will be fun for the students. The students can print it or sent the results to the teacher. c. http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg6/nearest/ONEPLAYER/nearest4digits.swf Interactive way for students to learn how to round to the nearest number. The teacher can choose if it is a 2 to 4 digit number based on their skills. 3. We found that the book is helpful because the lesson plans are directly in the teacher’s book and most of the materials are right in front of the students in their books. Using the Internet though, gives a lot more options for interactive lessons that will get the students more excited about the lesson than they would if they just had to look at a book. 4. Allison Skoog and Amanda Foster Monday 1:30
HSP Math
No Picture Available
ISBN #: 978-0-15-342549-3, 0-15-342549-0
Copyright Date: 2009
Edition #: Teacher Edition Volume 2
Publisher: Harcourt School Publishers
Authors: Evan M. Maletsky and Joyce McLeod
Price: $87.50, www.harcourtschools.com
Other Information: 2nd grade, volume 2 of three total, also comes with worksheet options, weighs around 5 pounds, spiral bound
1. Book Description: HSP Math provides teachers with instructional materials that offer easy planning, options, and suggestions for every stage of instruction.
2. www.education.com - has activities and worksheets available for learning and practicing counting coins. www.superteacherworksheets.com - has resources and worksheets dealing with shapes and different ways of rotations. www.internet4classrooms.com - offers a variety of interactive math activities, including measurement, counting money, adding and subtracting, and many more.
3. Positive of textbook is that there is ways of adapting the units for ELL learners right in the book by the activities. Positive aspects of internet is that there are a variety of printable worksheets and many interactive activities for students to do. Overall, the internet offers more choices and would provide a variety of options for the teacher to use in the classroom.
4. Ashtyn Meyer and Sarah Cruz, Monday 1:30
McDougal Littell Algebra 1: Applications, Equations, Graphs
Copyright Date: November 1999
ISBN: 0395937760
Publisher: McDougal Littell
Author: Lee Stuff and Laurie Boswell
Price: $84.20
More: Student Edition Hardback, 4.7 pounds, 10.6 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches, 834 pages
Book Description: This book is designed for secondary education for students with a reading level of young adult.. It is the first book in the McDougal Littell series. The text has many highlights including skill reviews, quizzes, test preparation questions, chapter summaries, and review for standardized tests. The teacher edition also has tons of ancillary materials including workbooks, Tutor CD-Rom, and a Notetaking guide. Every chapter also comes with pre-made transparencies
Internet Sites and Descriptions: http://www.analyzemath.com/Algebra1/Tutorials.html - This website is a tutorial dealing with Algebra 1. It covers a tutorial covering Chapter 3 in the book. http://coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra/ - This website provides step by step examples of various algebraic equations that are incorporated in McDougal Littell’s book. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm - This websites has a plethora of links that involve the chapters and sections in our book. The website has preliminary, beginning, intermediate, and advanced algebra.
Reflection:
We find that the internet is better because it gives you more opportunities to look at algebra from different peoples perspectives. After further research, we found that the book was actually available in a pdf file, but we were unable to open it. The book would be nice to have a few copies of as their always as the potential to have technical difficulties. The websites that we found also has interactive tools that the students could use on their own at their house if they need further assistance.
Nathan Broeckelman and Adam Loecker - 1:30 Monday
No Picture Available
ISBN: 0-918091-62-4
Copyright Date: 2004
Edition: 5th Edition
Publisher: Hawkes Publishing
Authors: Wright, D. Franklin
Price: $33.99 (Hardback and Used) http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000VNQ5K0/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286988590&sr=1-1&condition=used
Other information: 755 pages, approx three pounds, 8x12in
This book would most likely be used in a high school algebraic course. It covers the introductory topics of algebra.
1. · Solving Linear Equations: x+b=c and ax=c o Lists Objectives o Describes important term words of the section o Explains Procedures on how to solve linear examples o Gives examples and applications o Gives practice problems/exercises · http://www.studygs.net/equations.htm o This site includes many examples to solve linear equations. It may be more favorable for some students, because the examples are laid out step by step with a description of how to complete each step. · Applications of Quadratic Equations o Shows examples o Gives practice problems · http://www.rblewis.net/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/quadratics/quadratics.html o This site offers everything you would need to know in order to solve quadratic equations. It has a variety of methods to use and video explanations, games and even printable flash cards. · Applications: Number Problems and Consecutive Integers o Includes many word problems. Some of these problems include clip art graphics and relate to real life situations. · http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/consecutive-integer-problems.html o This site not only covers the same information, but it also includes videos with more visual learning.
Website Advantages:
There are many advantages on using math websites over this textbook. For one, there are unlimited amounts of examples on the web including step-by-step instructions and videos. The websites are also much more interactive and engaging which allows students to apply the knowledge in a variety of fun and interesting ways.
Textbook Advantages:
One advantage the book has over the websites however is that it is very well structured and flows well. Each section is well placed and builds upon ideas from previous sections. The book is also very easy to transport and to utilize.
Textbook Name: MathThematics
Textbook Photo (don’t make it very bid, just large enough to see and read
ISBN #0-618-09801-1
Copyright Date 2002
Edition #1
Publisher McDougal Littell
Authors Rick Billstein, Jim Williamson
Price and link to where it can be purchased. $77.92 on amazon
Include other information about the book, maybe size and weight, or reading level or what other resources come with it, etc.?
-The book probably weights 5 pounds at the most, it is 8.5 by 11 and an inch and a half thick
-Book provides activities in the reading
1. It is clearly a math book, but it seems to stem away from everyday math. It provides real-life examples to the math problems, while encouraging students to learn. The assessments in it are a little weak, but could be fix with the teacher creating their own.
2. http://www.math.com/ a website dedicated to teaching math and math related skills. There is also plenty of follow up material to use
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html games that help students learn math skills, with a goal of wining a game
3. I personally believe in using a textbook, for many reasons:
1. The text can be right in front of a student, yes I am well aware that a laptop can be to, but a laptop can also turn into games, facebook, and everything else that students do on a computer at home. While a computer may have all the information in the world, a textbook has all the information that you want the students to learn right in front of them with no distractions.
2. A textbook is going to be very consistent. Though the Internet you may find 50 different ways to do something, especially a math problem. Through the textbook you can teach students how you would like the work done and have something to show them that is going to be the same every time.
3. Has much has you want to believe that every school is going to provide enough computer access to students, their not. Some schools hardly have the funding to be open, let alone buy each student a laptop. And your crazy to think other wise, also a student can take a textbook home to use. They will definitely not be able to do that with the schools computers. And yes there are some homes that do not have access to the Internet.
Josh Pierce M 7:30
Math & Science for Young Children
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000004064 StartFragment:0000000487 EndFragment:0000004048
Textbook Name: MathThematics
Textbook Photo (don’t make it very bid, just large enough to see and read
ISBN #0-618-09801-1
Copyright Date 2002
Edition #1
Publisher McDougal Littell
Authors Rick Billstein, Jim Williamson
Price and link to where it can be purchased. $77.92 on amazon
Include other information about the book, maybe size and weight, or reading level or what other resources come with it, etc.?
-The book probably weights 5 pounds at the most, it is 8.5 by 11 and an inch and a half thick
-Book provides activities in the reading
1. It is clearly a math book, but it seems to stem away from everyday math. It provides real-life examples to the math problems, while encouraging students to learn. The assessments in it are a little weak, but could be fix with the teacher creating their own.
2. http://www.math.com/ a website dedicated to teaching math and math related skills. There is also plenty of follow up material to use
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html games that help students learn math skills, with a goal of wining a game
3. I personally believe in using a textbook, for many reasons:
1. The text can be right in front of a student, yes I am well aware that a laptop can be to, but a laptop can also turn into games, facebook, and everything else that students do on a computer at home. While a computer may have all the information in the world, a textbook has all the information that you want the students to learn right in front of them with no distractions.
2. A textbook is going to be very consistent. Though the Internet you may find 50 different ways to do something, especially a math problem. Through the textbook you can teach students how you would like the work done and have something to show them that is going to be the same every time.
3. Has much has you want to believe that every school is going to provide enough computer access to students, their not. Some schools hardly have the funding to be open, let alone buy each student a laptop. And your crazy to think other wise, also a student can take a textbook home to use. They will definitely not be able to do that with the schools computers. And yes there are some homes that do not have access to the Internet.
Josh Pierce M 7:30
ISBN-10: 1428375864
ISBN-13: 978-1428375864
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition # 6
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Authors: Rosaline Charlesworth, Karen K. Lind
Price: $95 new, $82 used
Link to where it can be purchased: http://www.amazon.com/Science-Young-Children-Rosalind-Charlesworth/dp/1428375864/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291150877&sr=1-11
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
Age Range: birth-8 years
1. Brief description of the item in the book.
This is a great book for either parents (who wish to home teach, or just give their chlild a head start) or someone getting a degree in Early Childhood Education. It is very imformative, has great tips, activites and places to visit on the web for more info.
2. Internet site(s) and descriptions that would be appropriate to use instead of the book.
http://www.kidsnumbers.com/addition_regular.php
This website has really great interactive games for addition, subtraction and SO much more that the kids can actually do and learn by doing. Educational games have proven over and over again to be beneficial to aid in students’ learning and application.
http://jmathpage.com/JIMSFractionspage.html
“Johnnie’s Math Page” has a lot of resources from different sources that expose students to different types of fractions and how to figure them out. There are also lesson plans and other activities available on this website for teachers and parents in order to help out there students even more.
http://www.primarygames.com/math/fishycount/index.htm
This is a great interactive way for kids to practice counting online by playing games.
3. Reflection/Thoughts on why one is better than the other and justification for its use.
There’s nothing like touching pages and flipping through the pages of a book, but there are also a vast majority of resources online that are free, rather than paying hundreds of dollars. Monetarily, I would have to go with online materials rather than a book. However, having a book is nice too. Overall, however, I would probably stick with online materials because they are easier to find and more effective at getting kids to do and learn, rather than just read.
4. Katelyn Neier, Wednesday 7:30-9:20
HSP Math- 1st Grade Teacher Edition
ISBN # 978-0-15-342546
Copyright 2009
1st Edition
Harcourt School Publishers
Authors: Evan M. Maletsky and Joyce McLeod
Price: $41.33- Buy Here
More: Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 1.2 inches, Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds, purchase with supplementary workbook
1. Harcourt School Publishers has had many terrific textbooks over the years. They are one of the leading publishers in school textbooks today, and have offered a wide array of subject content for both teachers and students. This 1st grade math book is no different. In this textbook there are a number of lesson plans over many items. It addresses the third and fourth unit of the year, which mainly deals with Geometry. There are lesson involving sorting and classifying of shapes and color, recognizing shape patterns, and learning how to count by groups. There are many helpful resources in the book such as ideas for ESL learners, differentiated learners, and high level learners. It has multiple ideas for each lesson, and includes detailed instruction for each idea.
2. Instead of having the students learn skip counting ( or counting in groups of 5, 10, or 50) by having them use worksheets out of the book, there are many resources that you could use online such as The Ants Go Marching Interactive Counting Story, or using animals to count with Drew's Animals . When dealing with sorting and classifying shapes and colors, Maths Zone has over 15 interactive games that can help kids identify shapes, instead of circling them on a sheet of paper. Finally, when dealing with recognizing shape patterns, Primary Games and Pattern Blocks have some fun ways of rearranging shape patterns in a game format.
3. We truly believe that although there are many, many resources online for every subject imaginable, especially mathematics, textbooks are still a necessary tool. They may cost a fortune, and are heavy to carry, but they are a wealth of information that has already been organized for you. Many teachers are already struggling to find time to eat dinner, let alone find new ideas for every lesson, so textbooks provide a way to save time. They are already planned out in units and lessons, and have suggestions for ESL and differentiated learners. While the teacher still needs to deviate from the book for specific topics, the textbook provides a great starting block for instruction. By no means are we saying to exclude the internet. It has numerous resources and fun activities for the classroom, and kids love to use it. We believe it is best to use both the textbook and the resources from the internet to create the best learning environment for our students.
4. Allie Dorsey and Marie Myers 10:30 Wednesday
No picture Available
ISBN #: 0-395-91747-6
Copyright Date: 1999
Edition Number: 1
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Authors: Laurie Boswell, Mary Esther Reynosa, Dr. Juanita V. Copley, Dr. Jean M. Shaw, Dr. Robert Gyles, Dr. Lee Stiff, Audrey L. Jackson, Dr. Charles Thompson, Edward Manfre
Price: New-$24.94
Used-$ 21.95
Link to where it can be purchased: Amazon (no longer in print)
1. This book would be at about a kindergarten and first grade level. This book talks about basic math skills. Such examples are counting to 20, telling time, learning about money, place value and introduction to addition and subtraction.
2. -To supplement lessons about time, the website http://www.timemonsters.com/ would work better because the students can actually manipulate the time themselves. They also can hear how to correctly pronounce the time, and learn further on how to tell time by quarters and halves. It is also in a kid friendly format that is engaging and interactive for them to learn.
-With addition lessons, the use of manipulatives is a must. The website http://www.abcya.com/addition.htm allows the student to use these. It gives a problem with circles underneath for the students to use to solve the problem. They are converting the problem to a picture problem that is easier for them to solve.
-Money can be difficult thing for students to understand. However, once they know how much each coin is worth, they can compute an amount. With this site, http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=569&engine=, the students can make the exact amount asked for, with just coins. It is a fun interactive game and the students would be more interested in using that then doing a worksheet.
3. This would be more effective then what the book was using because the students can explore it on their own. But with these sites, the students can learn at their own pace, and pick the way they want to learn it. For example, with the addition site, the student may discover that they don’t need to use the circles to solve the problem, thus enhancing their knowledge about the topic.
4. Mallory Wilcox, Monday 7:30
MATH, Course 1
ISBN-10: 0618638237
ISBN-13: 978-0618638239
Copyright Date: 2007
Edition #: First Edition
Publisher: McDougal Littell
Authors: Larson, Boswell, Kanold, Stiff
Price: NEW Price: $65.00
USED Price: $49.00
http://www.amazon.com/Mcdougal-Littell-Math-Course-1/dp/0618610693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286814950&sr=8-1
Additional Resoucres: Vistit Classzone.com and get connected with resources including instruction, practice, and learning support. On the online edition includes the online edition, the workbook practice, the home tutor, as well as the chapter based support.
Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
1. Chapter 10, Lesson 7. Volume of a prism. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to find the volume of a rectangular prism by using formulas and information from previous knowledge of the surface area of a rectangular prism. V= LxWxH
2. Upon completion of this lesson, students will: have been introduced to the notion of surface area and volume, learned the terminology used with surface area and volume, and have experimented with the surface area and volume of different prisms.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/lessons/SurfaceAreaAndVolume/
3. This website would be better for find the volume of a prism because it covers all information that was covered in the book as well as additional information. It allows students to interact with the prisms and its dimensions while calculating the actual volume. It offers worksheets, key terms, independent practice, as well as a formal way to close the lesson.
1. Chapter 3, Lesson 2. Measuring Metric Lengths. By the end of this lesson you will be able to use decimals to express metric measurements.
2. This site offers the same information that is in the textbook. Additionally, it offers a lesson plan, practice, learning, exploring, feedback, as well as lessons that should be taught previously and for upcoming lessons. It also offers a metric system unit converter, which can help the students throughout the lesson.
http://www.aaamath.com/mea69x10.htm
3. This is a great tool for teachers to use in their classroom as an alternative to a textbook because this is free, unlike the $65.00 textbook. It offers not only the same information but a variety of additional resources and links to other websites.
1. Chapter 2, Lesson 7. Circle graphs. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to interpret circle graphs and make predictions, and visualize data as a whole group.
2. This site shows the learner how to view information and data as a whole by conduct a survey to form a circle graph. It offers activities, worksheets and extra help.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/CircleGraph/
3. This website, which is the same site that was used in the first example, again offers great interactive tools for students to create and understand circle graphs/pie charts
It offers the general information for the learner as well as an interactive activity that allows the student to actually make their own circle graph.
4. Nicky May and Jena Johnson-->
Algebra 1 (2008)
ISBN: 978-0-07-873822-7
Publisher: Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Website: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078738229/student_view0/
Freshman level book (Secondary)
Purchased at Amazon.com
NEW $95.44
USED $93.45
Glencoe Algebra 1 is a key program in our vertically aligned high school mathematics series developed to help all students achieve a better understanding of mathematics and improve their mathematics scores on today’s high-stakes assessments.
3 things we could find on the Internet instead of the book
1. Online worksheets to fill out
2. Study guides with guided practice, that gives you answers when done
3. Vocabulary and related activities that can be used in other subjects
Advantage of using the Internet over the book
1.The Internet will give you more problems if a student needed more guided practice.
2. Print out actual worksheets to write on instead of copying from the book
3. interactive tools to help students understand topics easier
ex. video Showing students fractions by cutting a pie into sections
4. internet provides students with a multilingual section where they can put it into a different language
I feel like the website has so many more features than the book, the two together would work amazing together and would give students a better understanding of the topic that they were learning.
Advantage of using the Book over the Internet
1. some students need the book in front of them
2. Study review at the end of each chapter
3. Gives test taking strategies
4. If students need have questions on a certain problem or section it provides them with a page number on where to find the extra help.
Emily Haynes and Tracy Cook Mon. 10:30
Applied Calculus
ISBN #: 978-0-618-60635-1
Copyright date: 2007
Edition #: 4
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Authors: Berresford and Rockett
Price: $121.57 on http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Calculus-Geoffrey-C-Berresford/dp/0618606351
Other info: approximately 3 lbs., 8 in. x 11 in. A solutions manual can also purchased for $55 at http://www.bookbyte.com/1/1/105743-applied-calculus-by-berresford-4th-edition-solutions-manual.html
1. This text for the one- or two-semester applied or business calculus course uses intriguing real-world applications to engage students' interest and show them the practical side of calculus. Many applications are financial or business related, but many applications in this text cover general-interest topics as well, including the growing population of Africa, the composition of the Supreme Court, water shortage, the fastest pitch in baseball, and pollution and the depletion of natural resources. The Fourth Edition maintains the hallmark features that have made Applied Calculus so popular: contemporary and interesting applications; careful and effective use of technology, including integrated calculator coverage that is optional; constant pedagogical reinforcement through section summaries, chapter summaries, carefully annotated examples, and extra practice problems; and a variety of exercises and assignment options including exercise sets, projects, and essays.
2. http://www.techtrekers.com/mathsec.htm (this site provides many links which a teacher could easily utilize in a math classroom)
http://www.calculus-help.com/tutorials/ (this site gives tutorials and in-depth instruction of mathematical concepts)
http://www.calculus.org/ (this site provides many step-by-step instructions, problem solutions, and many problem sets)
http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/Calculus.html (this site provides a lot of tables and formulas)
3. We think that for this particular subject the calculus textbook is superior to using strictly online resources. Students are still going to need examples and direct instruction on mathematical concepts or application of formulas. Also, the key in the back of the book is useful for students to know if they are in fact doing their work correctly. If a teacher were to use online resources instead of a textbook we think that he or she would be printing out numerous handouts for instruction and many worksheets. Essentially, this would be the same as having a textbook. Students are still going to need a lot of problem sets and practice for subjects such as calculus, which a textbook provides. We see online resources as good supplements to textbooks, but feel they would not be best alone. Having to navigate between various websites and resources would be confusing and more time consuming for students.
4. Colby Heckathorne & Mallory Flatt (10:30 Monday)
Michelle Jones, Lindsay Geisler
7:30 Monday
Applied Calculus
ISBN # 0-618-60635-1
Copyright Date 2007
Edition # Fourth
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company
Authors Geoffrey C. Berresford, Andrew M. Rockett
Price $121.00
Include other information about the book, maybe size and weight, or reading level or what other resources come with it, etc.?
More Information:
- Interactive function graphs. http://www.analyzemath.com/calculus/First_derivative/First_derivative.html
- Derivative http://www.analyzemath.com/calculus/derivative/derivative_quadratic.html
- Logarithmic Differentiation http://www.analyzemath.com/calculus/Differentiation/logarithm_differentiation.html
- Graphing using 1st and 2nd derivatives http://www.math.com/tables/derivatives/extrema.htm
- A Help Blog http://mathisfunforum.com/viewforum.php?id=2
Advantages:- This tool is interactive, so the students can manipulate the graph and see what happens as a result of those changes in real time
- Tool lets you change the leading coefficient of a polynomial and see how it changes the graph in real time
- Shows problems and how they are solved, could be used if a student needs guided practice
- A comprehensive overview, quick reference and review about graphing using derivitives
- If you have a question about a math problem, post it here and someone can help you
Internet: Most recent information. Can be applicable to all different types of learners, differentiated instructions
Textbook: Not all students have access to internet at home. Information is going to be more reliable, it is more difficult to make a textbook.
Alegbra One Interactions
ISBN: 0-03-095354-5
Copyright: 1998
Edition #1
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Author: Paul A. Kennedy, Diane McGowan, James E. Schultz, Kathy Hollowell, Irene “Sam” Jovell
Price: $58.10 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Website to purchase!
About five pounds, hardback book, middle level reading, book is slightly outdated!
Description: Math text that covers algebraic concepts. Such as data and patterns, integers, rational numbers, geometry connections. addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, solving equations, linear functions, inequalities, functions, statistics, and application in geometry.
Related and Replacement Sites:
A.http://www.classzone.com/books/algebra_1/index.cfm This would be approriate to replace the textbook because it covers all the same concepts listed in the Algebra 1 textbook. It is just an on-line version.
B.http://coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra1/ This website is very kid friendly and is easy to navigate around the site. It has all the concepts needed in Algebra.
C.http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/math/hcpsalgebra1/ This course contains both content that reviews or extends concepts and skills learned in previous grades and new, more abstract concepts in algebra. Students will gain proficiency in computation with rational numbers (positive and negative fractions, positive and negative decimals, whole numbers, and integers) and algebraic properties.
Thoughts and Reflections: All the websites on-line were free. They offered a lot of information to help students in the steps to learning each new concept. The sites were very interactive and offered pictures. All the sites were easy to use and divided each concept into their own category making it easy to navigate around. Some websites allowed students to solve problems on-line. The sites offered everything the textbook did and more.
Partners and class: Molly Barnicle and Cassie Adelhardt Monday 10:30
_
Mathematics Applications and Connections
Course 2
ISBN: 0-07-822859-X
2001
Edition 1
The Mcgraw-Hill Companies
Glencoe
$84.68 Buy this book
1. This is a math book typically used in a sixth grade classroom. Includes subjects such as Problem solving, Algebra, Geometry and Applying decimals.
2. Online help and alternatives for this book can be found at Online book.
3. The online version may be better because of all the options online. There are interactive study tools, which would greatly help students before tests. There is also a study guide for both parents and students to look at. This would be helpful for extra support and guidance other than what the teacher provides. One more helpful tool is the Data Updates tab. This provides real world applications that students can look at and relate to. This would be helpful to keep students motivated and since its online it can constantly be updated. The only reason I would prefer the texbook would be to have a hands on visual that students can flip through.
4. Becky Wegman and Rebecca Wallisch Monday 10:30
_
ISBN# 978-0-618-60635-1
Applied Calculus 4th Edition
Author: Berresford and Rockett
Price: $166.99 http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/en/US/storefront/US?cmd=catProductDetail&ISBN=978-0-618-60635-1
More: 9x12 about 5 lbs.
1) Book Description: Introduction to exponents and logarithmic functions all the way to derivatives and integrals. This book includes many example problems and practice problems with the answers to the odds in the back of the book.
2) Substitute Sources:
http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
This site is good because it has step by step tutorials of how to do problems done in this book and it also has practice problems with answers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ztnnZFzpQ
This site shows you how to solve linear equations using a graphing calculator. The book doesn’t even have this.
www.Wikipedia.org
Wikipedia would be a good site to get reference sites from and find definitions for different math concepts.
3) Reflection: We thought that it was just as easy if not easier to use the internet instead of a book for a calculus class. One of the main reasons to use a book is to get the practice problems to do and you can find all of these on the internet. Or if you were a teacher and you just wanted to buy one book you could photo copy the problems and hand them out to your students. Also the internet had many interactive videos and programs that could help students understand the concepts better.
4) Names and Class: Charlie Todd and Elizabeth Craven Monday 1:30
Math Central Level 3
ISBN # 0-395-91735-2
Copyright Date 1999
Edition # 1
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Authors: Patsy F. Kanter and Janet G. Gillespie
Price: Could not be found in print anymore.
A third grade math book that weighs about 6 pounds.
1. Description:
Activities based textbook used for students to work through third grade math material.
2. Related and Replacements Sites:
a.http://eduref.org/cgibin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Mathematics/Probability/PRB0005.html This site is a lesson plan for teaching probability to first through fifth grade. It uses M&M’s to create charts and graphs and then figure out probability.
b. http://teachingtables.co.uk/tm/tmgame/tgame2.html This is an interactive website for students to work on their multiplication tables. As they get the answers correct, the man moves up the mountain, which will be fun for the students. The students can print it or sent the results to the teacher.
c. http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg6/nearest/ONEPLAYER/nearest4digits.swf Interactive way for students to learn how to round to the nearest number. The teacher can choose if it is a 2 to 4 digit number based on their skills.
3. We found that the book is helpful because the lesson plans are directly in the teacher’s book and most of the materials are right in front of the students in their books. Using the Internet though, gives a lot more options for interactive lessons that will get the students more excited about the lesson than they would if they just had to look at a book.
4. Allison Skoog and Amanda Foster Monday 1:30
HSP Math
No Picture Available
ISBN #: 978-0-15-342549-3, 0-15-342549-0
Copyright Date: 2009
Edition #: Teacher Edition Volume 2
Publisher: Harcourt School Publishers
Authors: Evan M. Maletsky and Joyce McLeod
Price: $87.50, www.harcourtschools.com
Other Information: 2nd grade, volume 2 of three total, also comes with worksheet options, weighs around 5 pounds, spiral bound
1. Book Description: HSP Math provides teachers with instructional materials that offer easy planning, options, and suggestions for every stage of instruction.
2. www.education.com - has activities and worksheets available for learning and practicing counting coins.
www.superteacherworksheets.com - has resources and worksheets dealing with shapes and different ways of rotations.
www.internet4classrooms.com - offers a variety of interactive math activities, including measurement, counting money, adding and subtracting, and many more.
3. Positive of textbook is that there is ways of adapting the units for ELL learners right in the book by the activities. Positive aspects of internet is that there are a variety of printable worksheets and many interactive activities for students to do. Overall, the internet offers more choices and would provide a variety of options for the teacher to use in the classroom.
4. Ashtyn Meyer and Sarah Cruz, Monday 1:30
McDougal Littell Algebra 1: Applications, Equations, Graphs
Copyright Date: November 1999
ISBN: 0395937760
Publisher: McDougal Littell
Author: Lee Stuff and Laurie Boswell
Price: $84.20
Purchasing Information: http://www.amazon.com/McDougal-Littell-Algebra-Applications-Equations/dp/0395937760/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286825028&sr=8-1
More: Student Edition Hardback, 4.7 pounds, 10.6 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches, 834 pages
Book Description: This book is designed for secondary education for students with a reading level of young adult.. It is the first book in the McDougal Littell series. The text has many highlights including skill reviews, quizzes, test preparation questions, chapter summaries, and review for standardized tests. The teacher edition also has tons of ancillary materials including workbooks, Tutor CD-Rom, and a Notetaking guide. Every chapter also comes with pre-made transparencies
Internet Sites and Descriptions:
http://www.analyzemath.com/Algebra1/Tutorials.html - This website is a tutorial dealing with Algebra 1. It covers a tutorial covering Chapter 3 in the book.
http://coolmath.com/algebra/Algebra/ - This website provides step by step examples of various algebraic equations that are incorporated in McDougal Littell’s book.
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm - This websites has a plethora of links that involve the chapters and sections in our book. The website has preliminary, beginning, intermediate, and advanced algebra.
Reflection:
We find that the internet is better because it gives you more opportunities to look at algebra from different peoples perspectives. After further research, we found that the book was actually available in a pdf file, but we were unable to open it. The book would be nice to have a few copies of as their always as the potential to have technical difficulties. The websites that we found also has interactive tools that the students could use on their own at their house if they need further assistance.
Nathan Broeckelman and Adam Loecker - 1:30 Monday
No Picture Available
ISBN: 0-918091-62-4
Copyright Date: 2004
Edition: 5th Edition
Publisher: Hawkes Publishing
Authors: Wright, D. Franklin
Price: $33.99 (Hardback and Used)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000VNQ5K0/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286988590&sr=1-1&condition=used
Other information: 755 pages, approx three pounds, 8x12in
This book would most likely be used in a high school algebraic course. It covers the introductory topics of algebra.
1.
· Solving Linear Equations: x+b=c and ax=c
o Lists Objectives
o Describes important term words of the section
o Explains Procedures on how to solve linear examples
o Gives examples and applications
o Gives practice problems/exercises
· http://www.studygs.net/equations.htm
o This site includes many examples to solve linear equations. It may be more favorable for some students, because the examples are laid out step by step with a description of how to complete each step.
· Applications of Quadratic Equations
o Shows examples
o Gives practice problems
· http://www.rblewis.net/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/quadratics/quadratics.html
o This site offers everything you would need to know in order to solve quadratic equations. It has a variety of methods to use and video explanations, games and even printable flash cards.
· Applications: Number Problems and Consecutive Integers
o Includes many word problems. Some of these problems include clip art graphics and relate to real life situations.
· http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/consecutive-integer-problems.html
o This site not only covers the same information, but it also includes videos with more visual learning.
Website Advantages:
There are many advantages on using math websites over this textbook. For one, there are unlimited amounts of examples on the web including step-by-step instructions and videos. The websites are also much more interactive and engaging which allows students to apply the knowledge in a variety of fun and interesting ways.
Textbook Advantages:
One advantage the book has over the websites however is that it is very well structured and flows well. Each section is well placed and builds upon ideas from previous sections. The book is also very easy to transport and to utilize.
Alysha Bellamy and Christina Devaney Wed. 10:30